The House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
81st Legislature
May 21, 2009
10:15 a.m.
3W.9
Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 21, 2009 and permission received to meet while the House is in Session, the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Gallego, at 10:16 a.m.
The roll was answered as follows:
Present: Representatives Gallego; Kent; Miklos; Moody; Pierson; Vaught (6).
Absent: Representatives Christian; Fletcher; Hodge; Riddle; Vo (5).
A quorum was present.
(Representative Fletcher now present.)
SB 385
The chair laid out SB 385.
The chair explained the measure.
Representative Vaught offered an amendment to the measure.
The amendment was adopted without objection.
Representative Vaught moved that SB 385, as amended, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars. The motion prevailed by the following record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Gallego; Fletcher; Kent; Miklos; Moody; Pierson; Vaught (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Christian; Hodge; Riddle; Vo (4).
SB 1391
The chair laid out SB 1391.
Representative Kent moved that SB 1391, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the following record vote:
Ayes: Representatives Gallego; Fletcher; Kent; Miklos; Moody; Pierson; Vaught (7).
Nays: None (0).
Present, Not Voting: None (0).
Absent: Representatives Christian; Hodge; Riddle; Vo (4).
At 10:29 a.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair.
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Rep. Gallego, Chair
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Andrew Cates, Clerk